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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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